The Devils will face their former backup goaltender, Scott Clemmensen, when they host the Florida Panthers Friday night at the Prudential Center.

Getty ImagesScott Clemmensen is likely to start against his former Devils teammates Friday night.Devils backup Yann Danis will not get a start despite a 2-0-0 career record and 1.92 goals-against average against the Panthers.

"Marty is playing," coach Jacques Lemaire confirmed.

The Devils held a full morning skate on Friday. Everyone took part in the skate and Lemaire had a fifth line that was made up of defenseman Matt Corrente, Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond and Andrew Peters. Corrente's NHL debut, of course, was at forward but he has been playing defense.

Lemaire said there would be no lineup changes. Peters, Leblond and Corrente will be scratches.

Brodeur left the ice first after the skate and Danis stayed on for extra shots, signalling another start for Brodeur as he goes for career shutout No. 104.

Clemmensen, who signed a three-year, $3.6 million deal with the Panthers last summer after a successful season with the Devils in which he stepped in for the injured Brodeur, is 4-3-0 in nine appearances this season (eight starts). He has a 4.01 goals-against average and .880 save percentage.

Brodeur said Clemmensen is in "the same situation not playing a lot of games," with the Panthers as he was when he was the Devils' backup. But he said he was sure Clemmensen was happy to be back in New Jersey with a chance to start a game.

It was last season that Clemmensen was able to prove that he could be a successful NHL goalie.

"I think it's to his credit. He didn't start like that. He was in the minors and (Kevin) Weekes was here," Brodeur said. "It was the right timing to get the No. 1 job and he did real well. We had a chance to win every game he was in the net. He definitely was impressive and he earned himself a decent contract."

APWhen will backup goalie Yann Danis get another start?Tomas Vokoun played in Florida's loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Patrik Elias said he doesn't have a book on Clemmensen.

"No, just shoot the puck," he said. "You never know what you're going to get from him. He's pretty poised. He's pretty relaxed in the net."

Elias said he remains impressed by what Clemmensen did for the Devils last season.

"No question," the veteran forward said. "He just came in and he played great for us. Obviously the confidence kind of built up for him with each game."

Zach Parise agreed.

"It was awesome. He was great," he said. "You always knew he was capable of doing that, but it was fun to see. Especially for such a good guy it was fun to see something like that happen."

Parise hinted that he may have a book on his former teammate.

"I think I played with him for so long I kind of learned some tendencies, but Clemmer is a gamer," Parise said. "You'd expect him coming here and playing against his old team for him to have a really good game."

Probably no one on the Devils knows Clemmensen better than defenseman Mike Mottau. The two spent three years together at Boston College before they became teammates in the NHL.

He definitely has a book on Clemmensen.

"It's a long book," Mottau said with a laugh. "He was the only recruit I gave my bed up for in college. It was my freshman year and we needed a goalie.

"When you're a freshman you host the recruits coming in. He came in on a recruiting trip on a Tuesday night. We went out to eat afterwards, came back to my room and I hopped on the couch while he took the bed. I would never give up my bed to anyone other than Clemmer. Kind of speaks to what kind of guy he is. And we needed a goalie, too."

They remain friends.

"Three years at school and then I played against him in the minors a little bit. It was great seeing him have the success he had last year. He's put his time in and he's deserved an opportunity to show what he can do," Mottau said. "Going through BC with him, I can't speak highly enough about him and the type of guy he is. It's going to be exciting to play against him."

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The Devils host the Flyers Saturday night, but Lemaire isn't worried about a letdown against the Panthers.

"I don't think so. I would be surprised," he said. "You get used to playing one game at a time. You focus on that one game. You'll do better that way."

He also said the back-to-back games won't be a problem.

"The hardest part is not getting enough rest," Lemaire noted. "That's the reason why we gave them the day off yesterday. So they get rest to play the two games. That won't be an issue, them being tired.

"If they're tired it's not because we kept them on the ice. It's got to be the Christmas shopping. That's tiring. I went (Christmas shopping) with my wife. I wouldn't be able to play hockey after that."